Potato deservedly is the leader in popularity worldwide among vegetable crops. It is difficult to imagine a daily diet without this delicious tuber. When choosing one or another variety for planting, you should consider in what form the potatoes will be used. It is distinguished by the maturity and quality of the tubers. Early maturing varieties are suitable for summer use. Long-term storage will require a different planting material. In this case, mid-season and late varieties will be most suitable, with excellent yields and a long dormant period, which will provide excellent storage. Among these varieties, Skarb potatoes deserve attention.
Variety description
When choosing planting material, preference is given to those varieties that are zoned. Potato Skarb - a variety of medium ripening. It was created by Belarusian breeders. Since 2002, it has been included in the State Register of the Russian Federation. The period from planting to harvest is 90 to 110 days. The tubers have a good taste, do not boil soft during cooking. Tuber pulp is uniform, yellow.
Table variety has a salad purpose. The starch content in tubers ranges from ten to seventeen percent. Oval tubers have a smooth yellow skin. Sufficiently small eyes are evenly distributed throughout the tuber. Potato Skarb differs in high productivity. Reviews of gardeners say that one bush of the plant produces up to 20 pieces of large tubers, the mass of which reaches from 150 to 200 grams. The total yield can reach up to 650 centners per hectare. The tubers are suitable for long-term storage, which is provided by a period of physiological dormancy from 115 to 120 days.
Features of the variety
Powerful bush of this potato of medium height. It is characterized by an oval and slightly elongated leaf shape without wavy edges. The leaves are dark green.
White medium-sized flowers has potatoes Treasury. The reviews of those who grew this variety indicate that after planting, the tubers sprout rather slowly. It is recommended to germinate or warm up the planting material to obtain uniform seedlings. You can not cut the tubers. Such seed is unsuitable for cultivation. Shallow embedding of tubers is also used, followed by high hilling of the bush. The variety is moderately drought resistant. When forming a bush, waterlogging is undesirable. Well stored potatoes Skarb. The description of the variety confirms the long dormancy period, which ensures storage of potatoes without loss.
Landing
Date of landing depends onweather conditions. Basically, this event takes place in the month of May. When choosing a site for potatoes, there will be no difficulties. Any type of soil is suitable for cultivation. Potato Skarb is distinguished by high productivity. The description of the variety indicates a high yield. One bush under favorable weather conditions gives up to twenty tubers. When landing, this should be taken into account. Potatoes are planted according to the scheme 60 x 35 cm. Given the characteristics of the variety, the holes are made shallow, from eight to ten centimeters. Good predecessors are perennial grasses, as well as cereals and legumes.
Care
When growing, regular loosening of the soil and removal of weeds will be required. After germination, the potatoes are spudded.
Repeated hilling is carried out a few weeks before flowering. Skarb has good resistance to various diseases. Potatoes, the characteristics of which are given in the description, are moderately susceptible to Y and A viruses and scab. This variety is not affected by potato cancer, potato nematode. However, tops and tubers are affected by late blight. One of the ways to prevent the disease is high hilling bushes. In addition, systemic fungicides or a weak solution of copper sulfate are used. Preventive treatments are carried out before the flowering of potatoes.
Harvesting
Skarb potatoes are characterized by high productivity. The description of the variety notes a record yield. From ten square meters, you can collect at least 65 kg of tubers. Timely harvesting isgood storage. The readiness of the tubers is often determined by the drying of the bush.
In order not to be mistaken, you should dig out one plant and evaluate the degree of maturation. Cleaning is planned for a sunny day. The harvested crop is kept for several weeks indoors without access to light. Before storage, the tubers are sorted, removing damaged and affected by diseases. Storage requires a temperature of two to five degrees Celsius.
